(Corn Starch) Corn
starch is an inexpensive ingredient to thicken sauces and gravies or any other
cooked recipe. To use corn starch as a thickening agent, first disperse it
in a little cold water or other "watery" ingredients such as soy sauce, and
slowly add it (with constant stirring) to the other ingredients while they are
cooking. About one tablespoon of corn starch will gel about one cup of
liquid. If you have not used corn starch as a thickening agent before, it
is best to experiment with it by beginning with lesser amounts, and adding as
necessary until the desired consistency is reached. For thickening
non-heated recipes such as salad dressings or
frozen desserts, we suggest using guar gum or
xanthene gum. See the nutritional information below.

Cornstarch

NDB No: 20027

Nutrient

Units

Value per
100 grams of
edible portion

Sample
Count

Std.
Error

1 cup
-------
128.0 g

Proximates

Water

g

8.32

5

0.705

10.650

Energy

kcal

381

0

487.680

Energy

kj

1594

0

2040.320

Protein

g

0.26

5

0.026

0.333

Total lipid (fat)

g

0.05

3

0.025

0.064

Carbohydrate, by difference

g

91.27

0

116.826

Fiber, total dietary

g

0.9

0

1.152

Ash

g

0.09

4

0.003

0.115

Minerals

Calcium, Ca

mg

2

7

0.534

2.560

Iron, Fe

mg

0.47

6

0.125

0.602

Magnesium, Mg

mg

3

7

0.124

3.840

Phosphorus, P

mg

13

3

0.598

16.640

Potassium, K

mg

3

7

0.398

3.840

Sodium, Na

mg

9

4

2.545

11.520

Zinc, Zn

mg

0.06

6

0.018

0.077

Copper, Cu

mg

0.050

2

0.064

Manganese, Mn

mg

0.053

3

0.023

0.068

Selenium, Se

mcg

2.8

8

0.336

3.584

Vitamins

Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid

mg

0.0

0

0.000

Thiamin

mg

0.000

1

0.000

Riboflavin

mg

0.000

1

0.000

Niacin

mg

0.000

1

0.000

Pantothenic acid

mg

0.000

1

0.000

Vitamin B-6

mg

0.000

1

0.000

Folate, total

mcg

0

1

0.000

Folic acid

mcg

0

0

0.000

Folate, food

mcg

0

1

0.000

Folate, DFE

mcg_DFE

0

0

0.000

Vitamin B-12

mcg

0.00

0

0.000

Vitamin A, IU

IU

0

0

0.000

Vitamin A, RE

mcg_RE

0

0

0.000

Vitamin E

mg_ATE

0.000

0

0.000

Tocopherol, alpha

mg

0.00

0

0.000

Lipids

Fatty acids, total saturated

g

0.009

0

0.012

4:0

g

0.000

0

0.000

6:0

g

0.000

0

0.000

8:0

g

0.000

0

0.000

10:0

g

0.000

0

0.000

12:0

g

0.000

0

0.000

14:0

g

0.000

0

0.000

16:0

g

0.009

1

0.012

18:0

g

0.001

1

0.001

Fatty acids, total monounsaturated

g

0.016

0

0.020

16:1 undifferentiated

g

0.000

0

0.000

18:1 undifferentiated

g

0.016

1

0.020

20:1

g

0.000

0

0.000

22:1 undifferentiated

g

0.000

0

0.000

Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated

g

0.025

0

0.032

18:2 undifferentiated

g

0.025

1

0.032

18:3 undifferentiated

g

0.000

1

0.000

18:4

g

0.000

0

0.000

20:4 undifferentiated

g

0.000

0

0.000

20:5 n-3

g

0.000

0

0.000

22:5 n-3

g

0.000

0

0.000

22:6 n-3

g

0.000

0

0.000

Cholesterol

mg

0

0

0.000

Amino acids

Tryptophan

g

0.001

76

0.001

Threonine

g

0.009

11

0.012

Isoleucine

g

0.010

11

0.013

Leucine

g

0.036

11

0.046

Lysine

g

0.006

68

0.008

Methionine

g

0.006

10

0.008

Cystine

g

0.006

10

0.008

Phenylalanine

g

0.013

11

0.017

Tyrosine

g

0.010

11

0.013

Valine

g

0.014

10

0.018

Arginine

g

0.012

11

0.015

Histidine

g

0.008

11

0.010

Alanine

g

0.019

10

0.024

Aspartic acid

g

0.020

11

0.026

Glutamic acid

g

0.053

11

0.068

Glycine

g

0.009

11

0.012

Proline

g

0.024

11

0.031

Serine

g

0.012

11

0.015

USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 14 (July 2001)

The above recipe is in keeping with God's creation intent (Genesis 1:29-31):
'Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth
and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. And to
all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move
on the ground-- everything that has the breath of life in it-- I give every green plant
for food." And it was so. God saw all that he had made, and it was very
good.' (NIV) Let no animal suffer or die that we may live! (d-9)